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BigmanPigman

(51,584 posts)
Wed Nov 17, 2021, 07:57 PM Nov 2021

Qanon Shaman sentenced to 41 months

"Jan. 6 Defendant Known as QAnon Shaman Sentenced to 41 Months
Jacob Chansley, who wore a horned helmet and a fur pelt as he stormed onto the Senate floor during the Capitol riot, had earlier pleaded guilty to a single felony count.

"This circuslike atmosphere continued on Wednesday as scores of people attended a court hearing where Mr. Watkins asked Judge Lamberth to heal the country’s divisions by issuing a fair sentence. Mr. Watkins told the judge that he could “mete out justice and emphasize common ground upon which all of us can somehow bridge this great divide.”

"When Mr. Chansley addressed the court, he quoted Jesus, Gandhi and Justice Clarence Thomas. He went on to discuss his tattoos, his late grandfather’s role in his life and the prison movie “The Shawshank Redemption.”

"He also apologized for his role in attacking the Capitol, saying that in the days since, he has often looked into the mirror and told himself, “You really messed up, royally.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/us/politics/qanon-shaman-jan-6-sentenced.html

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Qanon Shaman sentenced to 41 months (Original Post) BigmanPigman Nov 2021 OP
He gets credit for 10 months time served Beachnutt Nov 2021 #1
Shawshank Redemption? Hortensis Nov 2021 #2
Fuck him, have a nice stay in jail you fuck. bottomofthehill Nov 2021 #3
DUers who know.... does he get time off for good behavior in the Fed stir? nt albacore Nov 2021 #4
Freakin howling imbecile belongs in a pen Woodswalker Nov 2021 #5

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
2. Shawshank Redemption?
Wed Nov 17, 2021, 08:12 PM
Nov 2021


Watkins previously told The Daily Beast that after his arrest Chansley has “gone through a period of introspection” and realized that he made himself “open to the propaganda from the former president.” One major factor in his wake-up call, Watkins said, was Trump apparently snubbing a pardon request from Chansley and other Capitol rioters.

After Chansley’s guilty plea, Watkins also noted that his client has rebranded and now will only be referred to as “the Shaman.”
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